The Irish Times

European Club Association insist Super League won’t be resurrected

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus remain convinced the project is not a failure

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 13:04

New plans to let clubs qualify for Champions League based on historical performance

The European Leagues organisation is against qualification by coefficient, as are a number of fan organisations

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 22:35

Has the sun set on Barcelona’s glory years?

Richard Fitzpatrick reflects how a perfect storm now envelops the former superpower

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00

Cristiano Ronaldo shows naked desire that keeps him at the top

It went unnoticed in some quarters that he was Serie A’s top scorer in 2020-21

Wed Jun 16 2021 - 08:58

United, Liverpool and City apologise to fans for European Super League fiasco

Andrea Agnelli, project’s founder and Juventus chairman, accepts breakaway is over

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 22:20

European Super League may have died a death but the cartel lives on

Now is the time to get vindictive - Points deductions, suspensions, expulsions, fines

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 21:00

European bourses bounce back after torrid selloff over previous days

Juventus football club slumps after European Super League fiasco

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 19:28

Breakaway clubs could be hit by changes to new Champions League format

Pressure to remove the proposal to award places based on historical performances

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 18:28

Milan clubs become latest to pull out of European Super League

Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli has said breakaway proposals can no longer go ahead

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 13:47

Super League players will be banned from World Cup, insists Uefa chief

Aleksander Ceferin condemns ‘cynical plans’ as Uefa press ahead with reform plans

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 22:30

Q&A: how will the proposed European Super League work?

Twelve leading European clubs planning to launch a breakaway midweek league

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 09:20

Uefa delays decision on proposed new Champions League format until next month

Issues regarding commercial rights believed to be reason for delay

Tue Mar 30 2021 - 15:18

Juventus sack Maurizio Sarri after European Cup exit

61-year-old fired after Old Lady are dumped out by Lyon

Sat Aug 08 2020 - 12:06

Are sports broadcasting kingpins facing their Napster moment?

Sport has its own version of the CD album: come for the Premier League, stay for carp fishing and canoeing

Mon Apr 06 2020 - 10:41

Premier League clubs’ record £4.8bn revenues widens gap to rest of Europe

Figures dwarf record revenues posted by La Liga and Bundesliga

Wed May 22 2019 - 18:47

La Liga boss: Man City and PSG should be thrown out of Europe

Two clubs are nothing more than ‘playthings of a state’ according to Javier Tebas

Tue May 21 2019 - 15:09

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri to leave Serie A champions at end of season

Allegri led Juve to five consecutive Serie A titles but fell short in Europe

Fri May 17 2019 - 15:28

Plans to reform Champions League run into English opposition

Premier League rejects changes to Champions League’s format or qualification

Fri Apr 05 2019 - 18:39

Uefa announces creation of third European club competition

The winner of the new tournament will then earn a place in the Europa League

Sun Dec 02 2018 - 20:24

Uefa president Ceferin: European Super League ‘will not happen’

Chairman of European Club Association also says leading sides will remain part of Uefa

Tue Nov 20 2018 - 07:55

Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Juventus for €100m

33-year-old is leaving Real Madrid after nine years with details currently being finalised

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 16:35

Juventus increasingly confident of signing Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugese set to earn €30 million a season in Turin with Real Madrid receiving €100m

Fri Jul 06 2018 - 15:01

Gianluigi Buffon may not retire as he considers offers

The 40-year-old will play his last match for Juventus on Saturday but may go elsewhere

Thu May 17 2018 - 12:01

Mystery group offers Fifa €20 billion for control of two tournaments

Gianni Infantino told delegates at a meeting in Colombia but didn’t reveal identities

Tue Apr 10 2018 - 14:31

Mauricio Pochettino says Juventus dark arts a huge lesson for Tottenham

Manager claims Juve executives put pressure on the referee in tunnel at half-time

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 23:00

Juventus fined and president suspended over tickets for ultras

Italian club deny that tickets were given to supporters to avoid violence or racial abuse in the stands

Mon Sept 25 2017 - 18:18

Mary Hannigan’s All in the Game: reports back from the world of soccer

Juve's logo love and hate . . . history bites back . . . Palermo’s revolving door . . . East Timor Samba no more . . quotes of the week

Mon Jan 23 2017 - 16:30